Home Scientists Alexis Clairaut Alexis Clairaut Scientist Alexis Claude Clairaut (13 May 1713 – 17 May 1765) was a prominent French mathematician, astronomer, geophysicist, and intellectual. Personal facts Birth dateMay 13, 1713 NationalityFrance Date of deathMay 17, 1765 Known forClairaut's equation facebook tumblr linkedin twitter reddit google+ Search Scientist Field of studyMathematics Topical connections Émile BlanchardScientist Étienne Léopold TrouvelotScientist Édouard RocheScientist A. J. MundellaPolitician Alexander Wilson Scientist Étienne BézoutScientist Émilie du ChâteletScientist Alexis Clairaut on Wikipedia Alexis Clairaut External resources http://www.clairaut.com http://www.maths.tcd.ie/pub/HistMath/People/Clairaut/RouseBall/RB_Clairaut.html http://www.pupress.princeton.edu/titles/7999.html
